NEW DELHI,
JULY 19.
The Union Government today approved the transfers and the postings of senior IAS officers of the level of Additional Secretaries. B.S. Lalli of the 1971 batch of the U.P. cadre, presently the Additional Secretary in the Department of Agriculture, has been shifted to the Ministry of Urban Development.

Sudha Pillai of the 1972 batch of the Kerala cadre, presently the Additional Secretary in the Department of Mines, has been posted as the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. P.L. Suvrathan of the 1972 batch of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, presently posted as the Additional Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms, will also be the Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat.

Veena Sriram Rao (Karnataka, 1972), has been posted as the Managing Director, TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Raghav Sharan Pandey (Nagaland, 1972) has been posted as the Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.

Sundeep Khanna (Madhya Pradesh, 1972) has been posted as the Additional Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. R.K. Bhargava (Maharashtra, 1972) has been posted as the Additional Secretary, Department of Mines.

Ajay Shankar (U.P., 1973) presently the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, has been posted as the Additional Secretary in the same Ministry by upgrading the post. C. Babu Rajeev (Assam-Meghayala, 1973) has been shifted to the Archaeological Survey of India as the Director-General. Asha Swaroop (Himachal Pradesh, 1973) has been shifted to the Department of Commerce as the Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser.